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speaking truth to the new powerTue, 03 Mar 2015 21:51:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: AndySmithhttp://pando.com/2014/05/29/nest-made-a-great-thermostat-but-that-doesnt-make-tony-fadell-the-oracle-of-the-internet-of-things/#comment-90663
Fri, 30 May 2014 21:18:36 +0000http://pando.com/?p=142959#comment-90663If this was Jobs speaking instead of Fadell, would we not interpret his reticence to be lumped into the #IoT world differently? Specifically: that he sees his products as unique and immediately proximal to human need-fulfillment (though stacked on a lot of hardware, software, standards and whatnot). The blanket #IoT makes Nest one among many and de-brands his work, lumping it in with a dog’s breakfast of things and inglorious enabling plumbing. Was the iPod a digital music player? Is the Mac a personal computer? Yes and no. Like Jerry Garcia once said of The Dead “You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.” I’m guessing that’s where he’s coming from.
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Fri, 30 May 2014 21:18:35 +0000http://pando.com/?p=142959#comment-90662If this was Jobs speaking instead of Fadell, would we not interpret his reticence to be lumped into the #IoT world differently? Specifically: that he sees his products as unique and immediately proximal to human need-fulfillment (though stacked on a lot of hardware, software, standards and whatnot). The blanket #IoT makes Nest one among many and de-brands his work, lumping it in with a dog’s breakfast of things and inglorious enabling plumbing. Was the iPod a digital music player? Is the Mac a personal computer? Yes and no. Like Jerry Garcia once said of The Dead “You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.” I’m guessing that’s where he’s coming from.
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